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300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - View
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary (1)
abstemious 
/æb'sti:mɪəs/ a. Syn. temperate
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
aggressive
/'əgrɛsɪv/ a.
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was known as an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was known as an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.
ambiguous
/æm'bɪgjʊəs/ a.
unclear or doubtful in meaning
His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
unclear or doubtful in meaning
His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
analogy
/ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.
apprehend
/æprɪ'hɛnd/ v. Syn. arrest; perceive
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
The police will apprehend the culprit and convict him.
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
The police will apprehend the culprit and convict him.
awry
/ə'raɪ/ ad. Syn. distorted; crooked ; askew; amiss
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
He held his head awry, giving the impression that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
banal
/bə'nɑrl/;/'beɪnl/ a. Syn. dull; commonplace; trite
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
The writer made his comic sketch seem banal, only a few people liked it.
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
The writer made his comic sketch seem banal, only a few people liked it.
cabal
/kə'bæl/ n.
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
The number of Republicans who support this man and his cabal is astonishing, but nothing will change the minds of that percentage.
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
The number of Republicans who support this man and his cabal is astonishing, but nothing will change the minds of that percentage.
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - Quiz
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abet
 | aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
abstemious
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
acumen
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
admonish
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
alienate
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
allure
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
antithesis
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| lack of caring; indifference |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
apathetic
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation |
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
apathy
| lack of caring; indifference |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| generous in providing aid to others; charitable |
apprehensive
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - Spell
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[Esc] /'æbroʊgeɪt/ a. Syn. abolish
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
[Esc] /æk'si:d/ v. Syn. agree; assent; concede
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
[Esc] /əd'vɜrsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. poverty; misfortune
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
[Esc] /'æfəb(ə)l/ a.
easily approachable; warmly friendly
[Esc] /ə'lækrɪtɪ/ n.
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
[Esc] /'eɪlɪəneɪt/ v. Syn. estrange; transfer; separate
cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
[Esc] /ə'mi:nəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. responsible; accountable
responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
[Esc] /ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism
similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
[Esc] /æn'θɒlədʒɪ/ n. Syn. collection
book of literary selections by various authors
[Esc] /ə'praɪz/ v. Syn. inform
inform; give notice to; make aware